Jones posts double double in upset win opening day
Jonquel Jones posted a double double to lead Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) to an upset win on the opening day of the FIBA Women’s EuroBasket Championships.
Golf nationals called off due to bad weather
THE inclement weather forced the Bahamas Golf Federation to call off yesterday’s first day of competition in the Bahamas Golf Federation’s (BGF) 2021 RF Bank & Trust National Amateur Golf Championships at the Albany Golf Course.
Flamingos Women’s Golf Club to host their first tournament on Saturday
TWO years ago after national and African American Golfer’s Hall of Famer Agatha M Delancy formed the non-profit Flamingos Women’s Golf Club, they will host their first tournament on Saturday at the Bahamas Golf Federation’s Nine-Hole Golf Club.
EDITORIAL: Beach battle has already been fought - in court
YESTERDAY’S closure of the entrance to Cabbage Beach brought a sense of déjà vu.
STATESIDE: Showdown in Switzerland but the real challenge is elsewhere
Didn’t it all feel like the run up to a heavyweight boxing match or even the titanic showdown between two powerhouse American football teams?
FRONT PORCH: Mercy is a gift from God which we should not be afraid to give
We boast of ourselves as being a deeply Christian society, a people of faith in a God who sets captives free, whether a people in slavery or a fellow prisoner on the cross being crucified through the penalty of death.
Health minister reveals $640K pot for COVID nurses
HEALTH Minister Renward Wells said $640,600 has been allocated for 143 frontline healthcare workers who volunteered to help COVID-19 victims last year.
Bid to reassure those hesitant on vaccines
FOR those Bahamians who are still having vaccine hesitancy, a Pan American Health Organization chief said the public should accept that the vaccines have been assessed as safe and take them.
Man killed in murder not reported by police
A 29-year-old man was murdered off Shirley Street over the weekend but police did not include the homicide in its crime report to the press.
‘Culture of theft’ costs farmers up to 50-60%
Farmers yesterday revealed they are developing legal reforms to crack down on “the culture of theft” that is costing some “up to 50-60 percent of their crop in one night” and devastating the industry.
PI beach access closed for $250m condo-hotel plan
The Ocean Club’s owner last night said it had closed a popular access route to Paradise Island’s Cabbage Beach out of “safety concerns” as it prepares to begin construction on a $250m condominium-hotel project.
Ex-AG: Put real estate residency threshold to $1m
A former attorney general has called for The Bahamas to increase the real estate investment threshold for economic permanent residency to $1m, and asserted: “It should never have been lower than that.
Crowdfund platform’s launch eyes start-ups looking for $1m-$2m
A Bahamas-based crowdfunding platform will showcase “four, maybe five” start-ups each seeking between $1m-$2m in financing when it launches by the second week in July, it was revealed yesterday.
Retailer: No price, supply chain relief till mid-2022
Bahamians were yesterday warned to brace for “across-the-board” price increases and stock shortages until mid-2022, as a prominent retailer warned: “The chickens have come home to roost.”
Plane couldn’t carry COVID victim
RELATIVES of a Bimini woman who died from COVID-19 earlier this week say they believe their loved one could have survived the deadly virus if she had been evacuated to Nassau sooner.
Voters divided over McAlpine candidacy
PINERIDGE residents expressed mixed feelings about supporting area MP Rev Frederick McAlpine as an independent candidate in the next general election.
‘Farm thieves need a tougher penalty’
SOCIAL Services Minister Frankie Campbell said yesterday he believes there should be tougher penalties for people who steal from farmers, saying the issue is a vexing problem in his constituency that needs to be addressed.
Union’s challenge on BPL blackout
THE union responsible for line staff at Bahamas Power and Light is accusing executive management of not being accountable to its consumers and employees, saying these are the worst times it has ever seen.
Beach vendors’ fury as owners move to close off their access
CABBAGE Beach vendors were irate and shocked yesterday to see the Paradise Island beach entrance locked and their items relocated when they showed up on site in preparation for their return to work next month.
